The most difficult task in any car project is in the disassembly, organization, surface prep, panel replacement, bodywork and painting.  This first phase of any car project is dirty, time consuming and un-gratifying work.  It is hard to keep motivated when you find yourself knee deep in thousands of parts that all require cleaning and detailing.  And trust me, when restoring or customizing any car, every part needs to be cleaned, polished, painted or detailed in one way shape or form.  Due to this, it is during this initial phase of a project that most people become overwhelmed and loose interest. 

On the other hand, the most enjoyable phase of any car project is the upgrading of components and re-assembly.  These are the tasks most hobbyists enjoy the most.  Every part, system and assembly that gets bolted in place brings you closer to your goal.  It is easy to stay motivated and complete your project in a timely fashion.  To that end we have developed the Handy man special.

Handy Man Special.  Pricing starts at $15,000

Here is a basic breakdown of what's included....

We have received many requests for information on the structural and cosmetic changes made to the SN65.  In fact, we have received so many requests that we have decided to make the following items available.  So, if you would like to build a SN65 clone without having to graft an early mustang body onto an 03 Cobra chassis, this is the place to start.  The items listed below are available on a pre-production basis.  Order your parts now and save.

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Door repair

Here is an example of an old rust repair that needs to be corrected.  This was probably state of the art back in the day, but today, we will not braze in a patch panel, we will weld in a new piece of sheet metal and grind it smooth.  When done the panel will look brand new, with no sign of repair.

Full floor pan replacement

When your floors get to this condition, it is time for replacement.  There is no patching this damage.  A full floor pan is the only way to go

Time to  break out the plasma cutter and cut out all the old metal.

Here we see the inside of the car after we are finished with the plasma cutter.

The remaining metal is removed and the surfaces ground to remove 40 years of surface rust and debris.  All the mating flanged are hammered and dollied to give us a nice flat surface.

After all the surfaces are prepped, everything is coated with weld through primer.

Here we see the floor and seat pan ready for installation

All of the panels are trimmed and formed to get us a perfect fit before anything is welded into position.  There is a lot of hammer and dolly work required to get a factory looking installation.  When complete, the finished product should be indistinguishable from the original factory pieces

Building the SN65 project taught us a lot about the structure of early mustangs.  If you are familiar with the 65 to 68 chassis, you already know that they are inherently weak and suffer from a number of structural deficiencies.  While adequate as a basic commuter car of the 60's, they are not up to par when compared to the cars of today.

What does this mean to you?

When a chassis bends and flexes it effects every aspect of your cars performance.  Deflections in the chassis alter your suspensions geometry making your car unresponsive at best.  Twisting of the chassis during hard acceleration soaks up precious horse power reducing acceleration.  "Cowl shake" and the flexing of the chassis (as the car encounters irregularities in the road) when out for a "joy" ride does not make for a truly enjoyable experience.

Installing our 65 - 68 chassis reinforcing kit will make a world of difference in the way your early mustang performs.  Even with the stock suspension, the ride quality and handling will be vastly improved.

What's included?

All that is required, for the installation of this package,  are basic welding skills and equipment on your part.

When complete, you will have basically "caged" the entire car.  Not only will you have greatly improved the uni-bodies overall structure, but you will have done it in a way that looks factory correct or "stock". 

If you are going to race the car, your only other consideration would be to add a roll bar for rollover and impact protection (consult your sanctioning body for the proper configuration).

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Give your car the aggressive look of the SN65.  These flares will give your Rest-O-Mod a look that will make your project car stand out from the pack.  These flares are based on the popular, late model factory Mustang flares.  One of our favorite aspects is that, when installed, they become "seamless" and merge with the original design.

These flares are 100% steel.  That's right, 100% steel.  As we were developing these flares we came to an interesting realization.  No two quarter panels and no two fenders "fit up" in exactly the same way.  Even on two factory original cars, the tolerances, from one to the other, can add up to as much as plus or minus 1/2".  Then add the form and fit of aftermarket fenders and partial quarter replacements, etc... to the equation.  This is problematic when designing a flare that is supposed to fit all cars the same.  To resolve this issue, we decided to offer the flare in "kit" form.  This allows you to custom fit each flare to your car and get a perfect fit each and every time.  The flare kits are designed in AutoCAD and then precision cut on a plasma table.  The completed flares can be panel bonded or welded to your existing fenders and quarter panels.

Below you can see a flare being assembled and fit up.  The flare is built while still attached to the carrier to eliminate deformation and warping during assembly.  It takes about one hour of labor to assemble the flare and get it "rough" fit to the body.  The final contours (at the bottom of the flares) are fit and finished during assembly to assure a perfect fit.

These flares are designed to allow for a 2" drop of the front suspension and a 1" drop on the rear (more with proper suspension modifications).  Allows for the installation of wider wheels without chassis modifications.

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